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35| The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,S eptem ber 13,2018 theifp.ca said. New on the menu this season will be a man- go sour and a coconut por- ter, among other cre- ations. The total brewing pro- cess takes approximately three weeks, apart from the brews aged in bourbon barrels, which require months. "The brewers have thousands of options from different grains and that's where you build the reci- pes from," Orsi said. To make a batch, the se- lected grains get milled until they are left with a flaky and sugary texture. Then, they get poured into a vessel called a mash tun with water, where they are left to steep. After about an hour, water is run through the grain in a process called sparging. The resulting liquid, called wort, enters a boil kettle, with much of the sweetness and flavour characteristics of the beer that will be produced. It is then brought to a boil for about 60 to 90 minutes. At the boiling point, bittering hops are added to balance the sweetness of the beer. Then, toward the end of the boiling pro- cess, flavour-enhancing hops are added, which provide the brew with hints of flavour chosen for that batch, such as pine, citrus or floral additions. Once the boiling pro- cess is complete, the wort is brought down to room temperature and the yeast is added, Orsi said, adding that there are also a vari- ety of yeasts that can be used to add flavour or to bring the beer to a certain alcohol content level. The yeast lives for about seven to 10 days be- fore the mixture is crash cooled (a process where the temperature is brought down to 0 C). In that process, the yeast dies and is removed through a valve at the bot- tom of the tank. The beer is then moved to a pressure-controlled bright tank, where the batch is carbonated before it is canned. Orsi says it's important to note that, throughout this process, brewing is not the only job that needs to be done. "I tell everyone who wants to get into brewing, you need to love clean- ing," he laughed. "Only about 30 per cent of the job is actually brewing." Due to the effort that goes into the beer-making process, as well as the amount of product being produced, Orsi says when it comes to Ontario's buck- a-beer plan, it's not a via- ble option for Orange Snail. "At our scale we just can't produce at the vol- umes needed in order to get down to that level - even the big breweries are having more difficulties in this day and age. It's a different dynamic now," he said. "Not one person has complained in the three and a half years that we've been open about our price. People who usually drink craft beer want to spend that extra money to sup- port local and to have that quality. " For Georgetown's up- coming Head for the Hills festival, Orsi says Orange Snail will be offering up a new concoction for the VIP section: a Brut IPA. "It's brand new," Orsi said. "It's an extremely dry IPA." Orange Snail will also be serving up its flagship beers, 16 Jasper IPA (70 IBU India Pale Ale); Iron Pig (full-bodied pale ale); and Rattle 'n' Nemo (Irish red), along with some Georgetown fan favou- rites, which may include a cream ale, Orsi said. Orange Snail has been participating in the festi- val since its inaugural year and Orsi says he is proud to be a part of an ini- tiative that donates all its funds to local charity Food4Kids. "You can't find any- thing like that across On- tario," Orsi said. "Other festivals will donate por- tions, they'll donate per- centages, but not full amounts." This year, the festival has doubled its event space and is showcasing 10 more breweries, for a total of 43, as well as added food trucks and buses for shut- tle service, in hopes of raising more funds to do- nate to Food4Kids. For further informa- tion, prices and tickets, visit https://www.head- forthehills.ca/. 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